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Data Sharing and Duplication
Is There a Problem?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:931-932.
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Despite concerns in some scientific fields, data sharing has come of age. In 1985, the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on National Statistics endorsed the goal of wide access to research data and proffered recommendations for how and when data should be shared.1 Nearly 2 decades later, after numerous similar reports,2-4 a clear mandate is emerging. The National Science Foundation,5 the National Institutes of Health,6 and numerous professional societies and scientific journals have all taken steps to encourage, if not require, research scientists to share their research data and materials with other scientists. Some questions remain, however, as scientists struggle to learn how to carry out this mandate in ways that are effective, efficient, and ethically sound.
The article in this issue of the ARCHIVES by van Dyck et al7 uses data from a Maternal and Child Health Bureau study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, a pioneer . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Christine A. Bachrach, PhD;
Rosalind B. King, PhD
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